Livestock & Dairy: Bakewell Market
Bakewell Market Thursday Lunchtime Sheep Sale Report Thursday 15th April
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Sales Report Here649 Sheep including 373 Finished Hoggs, 146 Cull Sheep & 44 Ewes with lambs at foot
37 Finished Hoggs ave 315.87p/kg
Trade again very strong with all but the very plain types in keen demand. Top prices of £155 per head and 335p/kg, with an overall average of £131 per head.
Leading Prices:
| 39.0kg | 310p/kg | C Kirkham, Hartington |
| 42.7kg | 335p/kg | R Swift & Son, Little Onn |
Averages:
| 32.1 – 39kg | To: 310p/kg | Ave: 304.69p/kg |
| 39.1 – 45.5kg | To: 335p/kg | Ave: 317.49p/kg |
| 45.6 – 52kg | To: 294p/kg | Ave: 283.85p/kg |
| 52kg+ | To 288p/kg | Ave: 24639p/kg |
46 Cull Sheep Ave £91 per head
Another competitive trade to a top of £146 for a pen of strong Continental Ewes from J Brough & Son, Rudyard
Store Sheep – 14 Feeding Lambs & 116 Ewes & Lambs
A few tail end feeding hoggs saw Dorset x to £75, Cont x to £74 and Herdwick to £74.
A very good show of 44 Ewes with 72 lambs at foot attracted great interest with several bidders failing to make a purchase and more could have been sold at these prices.
Texel Ewes with doubles to £246
Texel Shearlings with doubles to £232
Texel Ewe with single to £165
Mule Shearling with double to £214
Mule Ewes with doubles to £198
Mule Ewe with single to £142
Cheviot Mule with doubles to £212
Suffolk Shearling with single to £165
Cheviot Ewes with doubles to £202
Cheviot Ewes with singles to £120
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Already entered – 10 Mule Hoggs with Texel Singles
Auctioneer:
Peter Oven
Market Associate
Ivor Lowe
Partner
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